Write up by Jerry Colman

A forecast of increasingly strong Southeasterly winds and heavy rain in the Irish Sea did not deter the fleet at Injebreck on Sunday where 12 dinghies raced in the December Series. On arrival it seemed that again Injebreck had not been listening to the forecast with light and very shifty breezes, calm spots all over the lake and a welcome absence of precipitation. These conditions were not to persist for the whole morning, however.

Indeed as soon as the sails were hoisted in the dinghy park, the wind picked up from all directions and with notable strength causing us competitors to duck and dive as booms swung about threatening life and limb making it far safer to get afloat and away from the crowd. On the water the general meteorological mess was slowly developing with mostly Southerly conditions at each end and Westerly or nothing in the middle. The course was set from the middle to the South end, back to the North end then middle again so dodging calms thrice a lap would put you in the money. Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 7 December 2025